Machame Gate, the start of the trek |
Weighing the stuff to be lugged up the mountain |
Cloud Forest on the lower slopes |
Machame Camp, first morning |
Looking back down at Machame Camp |
Whitenecked Raven, watching my every step |
Clambering on hand and feet |
The Mist |
Shira Cave Campsite (Night 2) |
Where to go when nature calls? |
Waking up at Shira Cave Campsite |
Twin-sisters (Mt Meru) |
Mt. Meru piercing the clouds |
Heading for Kibo crater |
Kibo looming over us |
Taking a short break |
Lava Tower (4600m) |
Lava Tower Gorge |
Kibo from its most daunting side |
The scary Barranco Wall |
Fixing my shoe (saving the day) |
Last pitstop before Barranco Wall |
Breakfast in the sun |
Kibo and the Barranco Wall |
Groundsels (Dendrosenecio) |
Groundsel and Crater |
The unstoppable Nicholaus |
Scaling the Barranco Wall |
Scaling the Barranco Wall |
Scaling the Barranco Wall |
Hugging the "Kissing Rock" |
Halfway up The Wall |
On top of the Barranco Wall |
Groundsels |
Landslide Field |
Karranga Camp, aka "The Refugee Camp" |
Kibo, peering through the clouds |
Sunset at Karranga |
Morning at Karranga Camp |
Breakfast at Kibo's |
Above the Clouds |
African Inukshuk |
Walking above the clouds |
Road to base camp |
Rebmann's Glacier |
Base Camp Ridge |
Mawenzi Peak |
Mawenzi Peak |
Chaos at Barafu base camp |
Some R&R before the last push to the summit |
Room with a view |
Summit (Uhuru Peak) |
Summit (Uhuru Peak) |
Summit (Uhuru Peak) |
Rebmann's Glacier |
Dawn over Mawenzi |
Kibo crater interior |
Dawn colors |
Southern Icefield and Meru |
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro (projected in the clouds next to Meru) |
National Pride |
Southern Icefield |
Southern Icefield |
Southern Icefield |
Starting the descent |
Southern Icefield |
The way down |
Celebrating a successful expedition |
Breaking up camp (last view on Kibo) |
Cloud Forest on the way down |
Cloud Forest |
Cloud Forest |
Civilisation |
A little haven in dusty hot Moshi |
Moshi bus terminal |
Clean water |
My wakeup call |
Mo' Noise Mo' Sales |
The Rastafari Outfitter |
Moshi Post Office |
Colorful Critter |
Quality Meat... and Motorcycle spare parts |
The Evolution of Elephants |